Clinical Pilates is renowned for its patient centred approach to physical rehabilitation and can be pivotal in fitness and wellbeing during pregnancy and recovery. Under the guidance of our Physiotherapists, pre and postnatal clinical pilates offers a tailored program aimed at reducing common pregnancy related discomforts and increasing pelvic floor strength.
Pregnancy can introduce a range of challenges, from lower back pain to pelvic girdle instability. Pre natal clinical pilates provides targeted exercises to help reduce these symptoms by increasing core strength and stability. By strengthening the deep abdominal muscles and stabilising the pelvis, clinical pilates helps alleviate strain on the lower back and pelvis, offering relief from common pregnancy related pain.
The postpartum period often presents new hurdles as women navigate recovery and adapt to the demands of motherhood. Post natal pilates plays a key role in addressing common postpartum issues such as diastasis recti (abdominal separation), pelvic floor dysfunction (and incontinence), and back pain. Pregnancy and childbirth can weaken the pelvic floor muscles, leading to issues such as urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. By integrating specialised exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, we can facilitate the regaining of control in this vital area, promoting continence and enhancing overall pelvic floor health.
Physiotherapy and clinical pilates play a pivotal role in guiding women through modifications and adaptations to accommodate the evolving needs of pregnancy and postpartum recovery. By offering ongoing support and guidance, Physiotherapists work with and help women maximise their function by increasing strength and reducing pain.
Clinical pilates empowers expecting and new mothers to exercise with confidence and enables them to preserve and restore their physical function.
